PhD-ied a little today!!

PhD Applications - Emailing Professors Reaching out to potential supervisors is often overlooked in the PhD application process.

Applying for a PhD? Finding the right supervisor is just as important as the university itself. But how do you reach out?

I’ve written a step-by-step guide on how to find and email potential PhD supervisors. open.substack.com/pub/doctorin...

PhD applications are tough, and I will be breaking down this process step by step. Check out my first post on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/doctoringy… #AcademicTwitter @academic-chatter.bsky.social

1/ Did you know? Caste systems are a global phenomenon, affecting over 1 billion people worldwide. While caste is most often associated with South Asia, caste oppression exists in regions throughout the world including, but not limited to, South America, Asia, and Africa.

Adani in Dharavi: Politics, real estate and fight for survival YouTube video by newslaundry

Another redevelopment project in Mumbai displacing the current residents. Begs the question- ‘Who’ can claim land and home? And from ‘whom’? youtu.be/XrsQXFdbsm8

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South Asian scholars and writers! Please reply if you’d like to be added. 🌸

Copies of this poster appearing in Manchester this weekend.

Worth a read.

Applicable also to other British cities I am sure.

Too many vested interests have talked up the emerging urban model.

Aspiring the ‘Uncommon’ Life in India High-rise living is increasingly common in urban areas, especially in fast-growing economies like India. Even as residential living grows vertically, reaching skyward, Ishita Patil discusses how th…

Sharing a blog piece I wrote for LSE South Asia last year, where I talked about how gated communities (re)produce socio-practical and prejudices amongst the urban elites.

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Hello. Would like to be a part of this.

True! Just when I felt I had built my feed but also entered in the academic groups on Twitter. I had to migrate 😢

Hi! Just thought of introducing myself - I am a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester. I will be studying caste and private housing in Mumbai, India.

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